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Suzette's Letter, May 22, 2015

PUBLICATIONS

Rural Childhood Poverty Gap Widens
May 2, 2015 -- Highlights a newly released chart with updated data illustrating a trend of increased poverty levels for young children in rural areas when compared with those in urban areas. Source: The Daily Yonder

A growing female presence among rural veterans is likely to continue

The demographics of rural veterans are shifting as newly separated cohorts of younger veterans replace older veterans, and an increasing number of women serve and retire from the military. Since the change from a conscription-based military to an all-volunteer force in 1973, the presence of women in the military has grown from less than 2 percent of active duty personnel to more than 14 percent; as a result, the share of female veterans has steadily increased. In rural (nonmetro) counties, their share more than doubled from the end of Gulf War I (1990-1991) to the present, rising from 3.0 percent in 1992 to 6.3 percent in 2013. Over 40 percent of rural female veterans served during Gulf Wars I and II (2003-2011), compared with less than 5 percent of rural male veterans, reflecting a more youthful rural female veteran population. In 2013, 55 percent of rural female veterans were under the age of 55 compared to 26 percent of rural male veterans. A chart based on this information can be found in Rural Veterans at a Glance, EB-25, November 2013.

Impact Makers Gifts Company to the Community

Impact Makers has gifted the company's equity ownership to two nonprofit organizations, The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia and Virginia Community Capital. The company took this action, a first amongst social enterprises, in order to preserve and grow its philanthropic mission. The gift also is helping enable The Community Foundation (TCF) and Virginia Community Capital (VCC) to create funds that support charities and invest in B Corps and other companies with a social mission. Read more

TOOLS

Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory

A free tool to assess how your collaboration is doing on 20 research-tested success factors. ​The inventory takes about fifteen minutes to complete. It can be distributed to a small group of leaders in the collaborative, during a general meeting, or via mail to all members for the most complete picture. You can tally your score manually or online.  This tool can be used for stakeholders and partners to assess the effectiveness of their own work group, or the effectiveness of collaboration in their community at large. Take the free online inventory, or register your group to take the online inventory, and receive the group's summary scores for each of the 20 factors. This tool is the result of research regarding factors that contribute to successful collaborations. Organizations can use the tool for free for non-commercial purposes by including the following citation on any documents developed from using the tool: Mattessich, P., Murray-Close, M., & Monsey, B. (2001). Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory. St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research.

Rural Hospitals - This guide has been updated with new FAQs. Visit the guide to learn about the characteristics of the different rural hospital designations, challenges they face, available funding, and more.

New HUD-CPD Cross-Program Funding Matrix and Dashboard Reports Posted

These reports provide funding information for each city and state that receives CPD program funds, in a place-based format. The reports detail the size of each grant received over the past several years, as well as the total amount of funds currently available to be spent on affordable housing and community and economic development activities. To access the reports please visit the CPD Cross-Program Funding Matrix and Dashboard Reports page.

LEARNING

WEBINAR: PROGRAM FOR INVESTMENT IN MICROENTREPRENEURS (PRIME) GRANT, Tuesday May 26th or Wednesday 27th @ 2:00 pm CST

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the FY '15 notice of grant opportunity for the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME). Find the full announcement and application package is found here at "PRIME-2015-01." Proposals are due June 29th. The purpose of PRIME is to fund private, non-profit microenterprise development organizations; microenterprise development programs run by State/Local/Tribal Governments; or Indian tribes interested in providing assistance and guidance to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs and/or microenterprise development organizations for the purposes stated in this Announcement. Up to $5,000,000 in funding is available for this program in FY 2015. SBA expects to make approximately 35 awards.  SBA anticipates award for Tracks I and II will be in the range of $50,000 to $250,000.  Register for a free webinar on Tuesday May 26th or Wednesday May 27th at 2:00 pm Central to get the scoop on the application.  We are accepting a limited number of requests for application support, which includes either full grant writing or review and refinement of drafts. To request a consultation, please e-mail me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Disaster Recovery: CDFA to Discuss Financing Tools and Strategies (June 4 Webinar)
Has your community been affected by a natural disaster? Are you prepared if one should arise? Often times, the impact from these events can devastate the social, environmental and economic fabric of a community leaving many community leaders and stakeholders struggling to find the resources necessary to retain existing businesses and revitalize the area.
Join CDFA, our technical partners, and experienced brownfield communities as we discuss financial strategies that can help bring your brownfield projects to new life following a natural disaster. This free webinar will focus on disaster recovery assistance and highlight best practice examples, case studies, and brownfield redevelopment financing tools that will allow your community to be more resilient in the face of natural disasters. This webinar is one part of CDFA's Brownfields Techncial Assistance Program, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    Registration is free!

Suzette's Letter, May 15,2015

PUBLICATIONS

Frontier and Remote (FAR) codes pinpoint Nation’s most remote regions

Small population size and geographic remoteness provide benefits for residents and visitors alike, but those same characteristics often create economic and social challenges. Job creation, population retention, and provision of goods/services (such as groceries, health care, clothing, household appliances, and other consumer items) require increased efforts in very rural, remote communities. The newly updated ERS Frontier and Remote area (FAR) codes

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Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship Program